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There was a knock on the door.

"Master Tong, here are the bowls and chopsticks you asked for." The servant knocked on the door and said.

There was no response from inside, so he waited for a while, and then said, "Master Tong, do you want the younger one brought in for you?" He stretched out his hand to push the door open.

"Don't, don't, don't!" There was a voice from inside, and then a few collisions were heard, and then they pulled away a little, "Give me the bowl and chopsticks."

The waiter handed over the bowls and chopsticks politely, and said worriedly: "My lord, if you are unwell, you can ask the doctor to come."

"No need." Tong Ran put down the words and closed the door directly.

The little servant who was locked outside the house looked at the door worriedly. Mr. Tong's face was so red, is he really not sick?

Tong Ran took back the bowls and chopsticks, and sat beside Chu Jun awkwardly: "Eat."

"Your chopsticks fell on the floor, I will boil the meat for you." Chu Jun took the bowl and chopsticks and said.

"Whatever you want." Tong Ran said, his tone was cold, but he pulled the stool with his hand honestly, leaned a little closer to Chu Jun, and at the same time muttered, "Eat well, don't always look at me."

Chu Jun looked away amusedly, and cooked meat for Tong Ran.

After eating and drinking enough, it was getting late, and Chu Jun was hesitating whether to live here or go back to the palace today, when Tong Ran said, "Is my business... um... not very good?"

"Why do you ask that?" Chu Jun frowned.

"If there is no major problem, you can definitely come to see me directly. You are so sneaky now, are you afraid of being discovered by someone?" Tong Ran asked.When Chu Jun first arrived, he was thinking about the reason, but there was no result, and then...he didn't think much about it, and asked him seriously when he was full.

Chu Jun didn't know what to say to him, so he was silent for a while.

Seeing that he was silent, Tong Ran felt more certain, and asked, "Did Mr. Fu make any... request?"

Among the elders of the Chu family, there was no one who could control Chu Jun, and the only one who could restrict his behavior was Fu Lin.And this kind of restriction must not be some kind of right, or the authority of the elders, but related to political affairs.

"Did he... see that our... er, it's related?" Tong Ran blushed slightly, her fingers hooked with Chu Jun, feeling a little nervous.

"No." Chu Jun flatly denied.

"Then..." Tong Ran thought for a while, "Could it be that I didn't do well when I was in Jinhe Supervisor?"

Fu Lin didn't seem like a bully. Since he was under house arrest here and seemed to be suppressing Chu Jun by some means, he must have some kind of substantive evidence.

Tong Ran thinks that he is quite cautious in doing things, and he has no bad thoughts, but when people are drifting in the rivers and lakes, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, if you deliberately catch the handle, you should still be able to catch it.

Seeing that Tong Ran had almost guessed everything, and Chu Jun did not delay, Shen Sheng explained to him the process of meeting Fu Lin just now, including the deal Fu Lin proposed.

After Tong Ran listened carefully, she curled her lips, as expected, she had been caught.

He was very careful when using Jin Hejian's resources. He even paid for the small tiger's courtyard renovation, but unexpectedly, he left a handle on the blueprints for selling bicycles.

Still not cautious enough.Tong Ran said to herself.

Tong Ran didn't notice these things, and Gu Lan and You Yang who worked with him probably didn't notice either.Thinking about it this way, Uncle Fu Guo has devoted himself to the great success, and he actually caught this omission from the letters between his son and his nanny.

"This matter is not difficult to deal with, the amount involved is very low, and in the follow-up production, Jin Hejian's monopoly on the spoke technology has made a lot of money for it. You sell the blueprints not only for your own profit." Chu Jun said solemnly.

"I know this. My uncle's main purpose is to force His Majesty to agree to stay away from me." Tong Ran said.His eyes turned around Chu Jun's face, "Are you sure he didn't see our relationship?"

Chu Jun blushed from his straightforward gaze, and repeated his previous answer: "No."

If he could see it, it would not only be as simple as driving Tong Ran out of the capital, but it would probably kill him directly.

"Exchange my official career for the stability of Dacheng as a whole. As long as Mr. Fu can keep his promise, this deal will not be a loss." Tong Ran said.

Chu Jun snorted coldly, he was going to leave, of course it was not a loss.

"I'm at a loss."

Tong Ran chuckled, and leaned over to hold his hand, but Chu Jun hid in his wide sleeve to avoid his.

"Hey, don't be so stern, I'm very angry too." Tong Ran said.

Chu Jun glanced at him, unable to tell.

"My official career was ruined." Tong Ran said again, looking at Chu Jun with a smile.

"I won't agree." Chu Jun said, avoiding Tong Ran's sight, but stretched out his hand under his wide sleeve, and accurately grabbed Tong Ran's.

"Actually, you don't have to refuse." Tong Ran said after deliberating, "You don't have to refuse for my reasons."

Chu Jun tightened his hand suddenly: "I can negotiate other conditions with him, or start with the Fu family and take back the authority of the five surnames. There may be turmoil for a while, but I will control it well."

"How do you control it? Although the five great gentry families are in decline, they have a long history. Apart from their own family, they also have collateral families and other vassals. Their influence spreads across the lower, middle and upper classes of Dacheng. Once they are mobilized, it is not only the capital that will be in chaos. It may even lead to military disasters.

"If we can win the backing and support of the Fu family, things will be much simpler given their influence among the five surnames and other gentry families. Fu Lin proposes this deal, on the one hand, to persuade you, and on the other hand, it is also for Fu He is looking for a way out. Because of the appearance of the humble children you have cultivated over the years, he has already realized that great changes are inevitable."

After Tong Ran finished speaking, he always felt weird. If he followed the script of a demon boy who would harm the country, shouldn't he encourage Chu Jun to skin Fu Lin alive at this time?

I really don't have the ability to harm the country and the people.Tong Ran sighed secretly.

"I know." Chu Jun said.He has already analyzed the pros and cons of Tong Ran's analysis, and the most sensible approach at present is to agree to the deal in exchange for the support of the Fu family.In fact, even if he made a righteous agreement with Fu Lin, agreeing that Tong Ran would not return to the capital as an official, he would still have a way to get Tong Ran back and tie him firmly by his side.

But Tong Ran was the biggest variable in this matter. If he easily agreed to Fu Lin's request and Tong Ran ran away in anger, how could he reason?

Chu Jun, who had a strong desire to survive, said again: "I don't want to lose you."

Tong Ran blushed and muttered, "I see."

Then, Tong Ran said awkwardly: "I don't have any addictions to being an official. The big deal is that after I finish what I want to do, I will resign and go back to the capital to accompany you. Fu Lin only said that he can't be an official, and it's not that he can't see you." .”

Chu Jun's green eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't restrain his inner excitement and said: "You agree to be with me?"

"Don't be too complacent! What I'm discussing with you now is state affairs!" Tong Ran changed his face instantly, pushing away his face and almost sticking to his Chu Jun.

Chu Jun didn't ask any more, the corners of his mouth turned up, outlining a smile.

He will not let Tong Ran suffer.

There was no morning court on the second day, so Fu Lin calculated the time and planned to go to the palace at the right time to urge Chu Jun to make a decision.He didn't want to see Su Jin coming over in person as soon as he left the official office, and handed him a secret message: "His Majesty wrote it himself."

After getting the consent, Fu Lin unfolded the letter paper in front of Su Jin and read it quickly.

His face was solemn, and there seemed to be a little relief in his usual seriousness.After reading the letter, he cupped his hands and said to Su Jin, "Please, Mr. Su, lead the way."

In the letter, Chu Jun agreed to the exchange proposed by Fu Lin earlier, which made Fu Lin finally heave a sigh of relief.

He spent the whole last night in the study without closing his eyes, and sat until dawn accompanied by the faint light of the candle.

The rise of the humble family and the decline of the gentry are inevitable. As the chief assistant of the two dynasties, he clearly saw the coming storm of change.Can His Majesty stay awake in the storm, can the Fu family survive the storm safely, and can Dacheng really usher in another prosperous world after this storm?

All these problems entangled Fu Lin, and he had to think hard, not only for Dacheng, but also for the Fu family.

Let Tong Ran, whom His Majesty relies on, stay away from the capital, so that His Majesty will not listen to one side and believe in another, and stay awake.Expressing the willingness to assist the Fu family on behalf of the Fu family can give the Fu family one more bargaining chip, so as not to overthrow the storm completely. At the same time, the power of the Fu family can also help His Majesty to make this change as gentle as possible.

This was the best choice, and Chu Jun really lived up to his expectations and made the best decision.

Under the leadership of Su Jin, Fu Lin went to Xuanshi Hall and made a promise of righteousness with Chu Jun.As for whether his Majesty would retaliate against him for this small threat after the storm subsided and His Majesty took full control of the court situation, Fu Lin did not consider it.

As long as Dacheng is good, as long as the Fu family is good, it doesn't matter what he is like.

At three o'clock, shortly after Fu Lin left the Xuanshi Hall, the official documents and His Majesty's imperial decree arrived at the Zhuangzi in the suburbs at the same time.Su Jin, the leader, invited Tong Ran out, passed the document to the officials guarding here, and returned Tong Ran to freedom, and then asked out the imperial edict to read it out.

The imperial decree was written very concisely. Tong Ran originally thought it was a conciliatory decree, at most rewarding some things, but he did not expect that at the end of the decree, he announced: "Give Tong Ran the second rank as the governor of the South Road, and the supervisor of the Jinhe Supervisor . This is it."

"Congratulations, Master Tong." After reading the imperial decree, Su Jin immediately put away his solemn expression and smiled at Tong Ran.

Tong Ran was a little dazed, but quickly recovered.

The result of his discussion with Chu Jun yesterday was that he agreed to Fu Lin, so he expected to have a document to release him today, but it was unexpected that Chu Jun gave him a promotion.

But when you think about it a little bit, it's not hard to understand.

Chu Jun agreed to Fu Lin's exchange for the sake of the overall situation, but it didn't mean he was willing to do so. Giving Tong Ran this official position now is not only to compensate Tong Ran, but also to make him feel better.

Of course, Tong Ran's top-grade grade is also enough to match such a high position.

Even higher is fine, Tong Ran thought.

But the highest official outside the capital is the second rank, it's really a pity to think about it.

The author has something to say: Thank you Linglan from the Seven Star Stone for feeding the grenade, I love you~

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